The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-09-10
white Oaks and Lincoln CO.
Important Facts, Figures,
and Statistics.

western part of Lincoln County,
New Mexico, ST miles by the mail
road from Carthage, the terminus
of he San Pedro coal mine branch
OF the A.. T. & 5. f. L. r., i03
miles from SOcerro, on the main
line. l55 miles from FL Paso. Tex
as. and ~ from Lincoln, the Co.
seat.
White Oaks is the largest town
in the county, and the seat OF an
important supply trade. 1t is fine
Nv situated in II valley, among the
spurs of the Carlo range, at an ell
ovation of G,47O feet above sea
level. 1t has two religious organ
izatious, Methodist and Congrega-
tionalist, a large and prosperous
public school, two weekly newspa-
pcrs. five prosperous mercantile es-
ADJUSTMENTS, two hotels, two bill
lard alls, two blacksmith shops,
zone alse a wagon shop,) one TWEEN
ty stamp gold mill in operation, al.
SO a Huntington Centrifugal mill,
and a 10 stamp gold mill.
The great Homestake Gold Mines
are one mile n. ". Of the centre of
the town, and around them are Il
dozen rich mines, less developed.
Almost adjoining the town, on the
S. f.. are inexhaustible mines OF
coal, varying from bitumlnous to
semi-anthracite. From four to
seven miles n. w. of the town, in
the Lone Mountain region, are eX-
tensive bodies of magnetic iron
ores, Of excellent quality and high
grade. Twenty miles south and
south west lie the silver lead mines
of the Bonito mining district, the
rich gold mines OF the Nogal min
ing district, and the copper (]silver
bearlng) ores of the "west side. .
The town is abundantly supplied
with water !; wood is abundant in
the foothills, and timber in the
mountain ranges.
White Oaks has a daily mail to
Carthage, on the railway, and to
TT. Stanton, 81 miles east. 1t is
the present objective point of the
Chicago, st. LOUIS IL FL Paso r. X.
now building from FL Paso, Texas,
and i. destined to be an important
point upon TINT railway when it Is
:omplcicd to Kansas City, as the
necessary link in the shortest posi-
bic line between Chicago and the
CItv Of MeN:co.
The County of Lincoln, in the
southeastern corner of New MeXi-
co, is $50 miles in extreme length,
and 100 in extreme breadth, and
contains 24,450 square miles. 1t
is divided, from north to south, by
the Rio Pecos, an irportant stream,
which receives within the county
numerous tributaries arising in the
east side of the Great Range.
The western part Of the County
is divided by mountains, locally
known AS the Gallinas, Jicarillas,
C,arizos, Sierra Blancos, &c, all
portions of the Great Mountain
Range dividing Eastern New Mex
leo. The peaks of these ranges
vary from-Gallinas and Jacks
Peak, about 5000 feet, to Carlo,
9, POO, Nogal, 10000, and Sierra
Blanco, $1,000.
The population of the County
was 5000 in 1885, now about6, 00O
The towns, other than " hite Oaks,
are Lincoln, San Patriclo, Pichaco,
Weed, Dowlin's Mill, Galena, Ros-
well. Seven Rivers, Three Rivers,
and Lookout.
Two-thirds of the County con
sists OF fine grazing lands, mainly
well watered, and stocked with
3OO.0 900 head of cattle, an increase
of 1000 per cent. il ; years. The
Angora goat has made his appear
ance ia the mountains eft Lincoln
County, and he is here to stay. He
ranges where nothing else will. and
is exceedingly profitable to his
uwner. There are but few sheep
in the county, about $4,000 horses
and mules, and burros, anglia
.Iackass es,) like the sands Of the
scaShorc, for multitude
On the Pcnasco, Ruidoso, Boni-
to, IIondo, Seven Rivers, Black
River, and Pccos, there are the fin
est Of agricultural lands, Fine
farms have been opened on ali
those streams, and upon them has
been produced in exceptional quail
itv and quantity every farm pro.
ucts which can be raised at such
an elevation. The experience OF
the late Chas. Fritz demonstrated
that Lincoln County Will produce,
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